Kristine Bonnevie 2018617
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Kristine Bonnevie (58UO) |
| Cruise identifier | 2018617 |
| Cruise period | 2018-07-16 — 2018-08-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Bergen, Norway |
| Port of return | Bergen, Norway |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) is a collaboration between several nations (e.g. Scotland, England, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands and Denmark) coordinated by ICES and the IBTS working group. It maps 15 demersal and 3 pelagic fish species to be used in ICES stock assessment programs. Other species living at or near the bottom, including benthos, sampling from hydrographic data as well as litter is registered. Norway has been allocated certain
areas. The Utsira W -Hanstholm - Aberdeen hydrographic cross - section surveying climate and plankton in the North Sea and Skagerrak area. It samples Hydrographic data from regular hydrographical cross-sections as well as water chemistry, plankton, fish eggs and fish larvae as well as microplastic from Utsira West (starting point), Hanstholm (Denmark) to Aberdeen. |
| Chief scientist | Jon Egil Skjæraasen (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) |
| Project | ICES International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (2.99 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Northern North Sea |
